Patent 4692090 Issued on September 8, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: August 8, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
415/112, With inlet and outlet connections415/115, WITH PASSAGE IN BLADE, VANE, SHAFT OR ROTARY DISTRIBUTOR COMMUNICATING WITH WORKING FLUID415/160, Individually pivoted vanes415/180, Cooling fluid contacts shaft, seal or bearing415/910REVERSIBLE BETWEEN PUMP AND MOTOR USE
A multistage hydraulic machine includes a water chamber in a bottom ring of the highest-pressure stage. The water chamber supplies cooling water to seal gaps between rotary and stationary elements through a communication passage connected to the water chamber.